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Whale Shark Filter-feeding in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A whale shark swims slowly in clear turquoise water, its mouth open to filter feed. Small fish swim around the shark. The shark's movement is gentle as it navigates the open water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary, marine conservation, Mexico travel edit, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead whale shark filter-feeding in clear Bahia de los Angeles water.
Edit role
Use as a short insert or cutaway beat in a marine life sequence, showing the whale shark near the surface with enough duration for a calm six-second observation.
Visual details
An overhead view shows a whale shark just below bright turquoise water, its broad head and open mouth near the surface, small fish specks around it, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as aerial top-down footage, with the whale shark held in the midground against open water and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or camera platform visible.

Tags

whalesharkunderwaterturquoisewaterfilterfeedingswimmingsmallfishmarinelifeoceanclearaquaticmovementbehaviorsea

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
75 MB
Location
Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Overhead frame of a whale shark just below turquoise water in Bahia de los Angeles, with its head near the upper left of the image and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale shark near the surface as it begins the visible filter-feeding pass. (0:00)
Overhead view of the whale shark in Bahia de los Angeles, with the broad head closer to the top center and the body trailing diagonally below, no visible people.
This frame shows the animal's head and trailing body shape through clear water. (0:01)
The whale shark appears farther right in the overhead Bahia de los Angeles frame, with scattered small fish marks around the surface and no visible people.
The third frame keeps the whale shark centered against uninterrupted turquoise water. (0:02)
Whale shark close to the surface with bright water around it.

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